Jim - I totally agree with your first sentence, but I've already been over
that ground and I don't want to bore this list with the details !

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	cutlass [SMTP:cutlass@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 26, 2002 11:04 AM
> To:	xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	Re:  Any limits on match value
> 
> surely there is a better way to do this ? need to see more of 'how' you
> are
> using it, in context of an XSLT example though.
> 
> why not an xml node or xsl:variable that contains all element names, then
> use this as a match value, or supplied param with named template ? i think
> this is a situation where a slight change in your data may reap some
> results.
> 
> I agree that some XSLT processors might not be so optimized for this match
> statement, that is if u have quite a few of them.
> 
> as per the XSLT spec, the limitation on match will be imposed by computing
> resources and specific implementation....so this probably a xalan
> question.
> 
> cheers, jim fuller
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Porter, Ian" <Ian.Porter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:40 AM
> Subject:  Any limits on match value
> 
> 
> > We have the following:
> >
> > <xsl:template match="/element1/element2/element3
> >         |/element1/element2/element4
> >         |/element1/element2/element5">
> > ..
> > ..
> > ..
> >
> > I have some grave concerns about this general "coding technique" anyway,
> but
> > xalan seems to think it's OK.
> >
> > The problem is that the developers want to extend it from the 3 tests
> shown
> > to approx 30, and increasing all the time. Once the match values get to
> a
> > certain size (at least that's what I think it is) xalan decides that it
> > can't parse it anymore. If my theory is correct, does anyone know if
> there
> > is a limit on the match length ?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> >
> >
> >
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